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Monthly Archives: February 2016

Cycling from Quy Nhon to Ho Chi Minh City: part two Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th February There are things you can do in Nha Trang, but we didn’t do them. We stayed here… … making inroads into the terrible tan lines. My tanned skin and never-seen-the-sun skin are so pronounced that if only I had…

Cycling from Quy Nhon to Ho Chi Minh City: part one Friday 19th February Miles: 66 For the first hour of cycling we climbed up to a hilly coastal road with stunning views. The terrain was a mixture of flat and hilly, passing by lakes, rivers, rice paddies, palm and pine trees. After…

Tuesday 16th – Thursday 18th February Miles: 11 We planned to spend two days here, and according to the weather forecast, so did the rain clouds. On day one we went for a walk along an empty, overcast Quy Nhon beach, and after not very long the rain began. We stubbornly walked the shore,…

Friday 12th February Miles: 37 We were at last able to get off the main road today, as we only had a short distance to make to our destination, and an alternative quieter route existed. What a different experience to highway 1. We cycled along a small road, which took us through friendly seaside…

Visiting Hôi An Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th February Hôi An is most famous for shopping, in particular its tailors. It’s also almost as well known for the scams and dodgy commissions that come with buying tailor-made clothes, so no exquisitely-fashioned cycle shorts for us, thank you! On Wednesday evening we went to one of…

Cycling from Hué to Hôi An Tuesday 9th February Miles: 44 A pretty standard day with some not-bad views. We had to pass through a couple of tunnels that didn’t allow bikes, but informed us of this just before the tunnel and offered no alternative. Not very helpful! The tunnels were well-lit, short…

Visiting Hué, Vietnam Sunday 7th and Monday 8th February Miles around Hué: 18 Yesterday didn’t go well. Today was going to be better. It was actually the first day of the Chinese New Year, and for the first time since we had entered Vietnam a weak, watery sunshine was shining down on damp Hué. It…